Susan Boyle

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It has been widely reported that Susan Boyle’s debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, is the most pre-ordered album of all time, despite the fact that Amazon.com restricted the number of copies that you could pre-order to just three.

A spokesman for Amazon.co.uk told The Telegraph: “Just eight months ago, no one was aware of the talents of Susan Boyle. Now, she has generated more Amazon pre-order CD sales globally than any other artist.”

However, I would like to draw your attention to another young artist, Hollie Steel, who’s debut single “Where are you Christmas?” has just become available for pre-order, the release date being December 7th.

Hollie Steel was in the final on Britain’s Got Talent alongside Susan Boyle, and charmed the nation with her amazing voice. Compared to a young Julie Andrews / Audrey Hepburn, Hollie is a well grounded young lady from a lovely, supportive family whom I have met.  If you would like to hear a preview of some tracks from Hollie’s forthcoming album, you can do so on her Official MySpace Page.

Hollie’s family have paid themselves to put the album together, and Hollie needs 6,000 pre-orders in order for the single to be stocked in the HMV stores here in the UK on release.

Support this lovely girl and  pre-order Hollie’s single (it costs £1.99, delivery is free in the UK. Shipping to Europe is £2.50 and the Rest Of The World £4.50.)

Here is a recent video of Hollie performing in Hong Kong:

Michael Buble, the Canadian singer, is backing Susan Boyle to become number one by vowing to buy 20 copies of her album when it’s released.

Michael became a fan of Susan after watching her performance of “I Dreamed A Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year.

Susan’s album, which is due out on November 23rd, has already achieved the highest pre-release sales in the history of Amazon.com, despite them restricting the number of purchases to a maximum of 3 per person.

Buble said: “I didn’t understand Susan Boyle. I was cynical and critical because I had never seen her in that first show where she comes up and says, ‘I want to be a singer,’ and the audience looks at her and says, ‘Oh please!’ I got goosebumps.

“I’m going to go, when this record comes out, and buy 20 copies… because what a beautiful story of an underdog.

“It gives me faith in the human condition that we still have that kind of feeling that we actually want the good guy to win. It killed me. It is a really beautiful, beautiful story.”

Amazon.com announced today that Susan Boyle’s debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, is the biggest selling pre-order CD in the history of Amazon.com – and there is still another month before it is due to be released!

“I Dreamed a Dream,” will be released by Sony on November 23rd.

“We’re thrilled by how passionate Susan Boyle’s fans have been,”  Craig Pape, senior manager of Music at Amazon.com, told BusinessWire.com. “Although it’s normal to see early enthusiasm for artists who have come off of television shows, the response from our customers to Susan Boyle’s upcoming album has been unprecedented.”

Here is the list of the Top 10 CD pre-orders of all time in the Amazon.com Music Store:

Susan Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream” is currently available for pre-order for $9.99 at Amazon.com and £8.99 at Amazon.co.uk.

Susan Boyle fans are upset with the Amazon.com policy of restricting customers to no more than three purchases of Susan’s debut album, “I Dreamed A Dream”.

However, Amazon.co.uk currently has no such restriction. I was able to add 20 Susan Boyle albums to my basket without a problem (surely 20 is enough for most people?) I checked out the Amazon.co.uk delivery policy, and they will deliver CDs to North America – see North America Delivery Rates for further details.

For other countries worldwide, full details of the Amazon.co.uk international delivery policies can be found here.

Well, my friends, could this be a loophole?

Meanwhile, Ladbrokes are still offering odds of 5/2 that Susan Boyle will be number one at Christmas on both sides of the Atlantic.

This is just a quick up date on Susan Boyle’s chart position for her debut album “I Dreamed a Dream” scheduled to be released on November 23rd in the UK and November 24th in the US.

The album is currently still at number one on Amazon.com and has climbed to number 19 on Amazon.co.uk.

Susan Boyle’s new album, entitled “I Dreamed a Dreamed” has entered the Amazon.com charts at number 2 – and it hasn’t even been released yet! The album, named after Susan’s debut song on Britain’s Got Talent, is scheduled for release on November 23rd in the UK and November 24th in the US, just in time for a Christmas Number One.

Number one on the chart currently is Whitney Houston’s  “I Look to You”. However, Susan’s album is placed above the remastered Beatles album, “Abbey Road”.

The complete track listing is currently a mystery, but will no doubt contain “I Dreamed a Dream” as that is the name of the album. Other tracks thought to be listed include “Cry Me a River” and a Rolling Stones cover song. “Memory” might also appear, as Susan also sang that song on Britain’s Got Talent.

It is also not known which track will be the debut single, but “I Dreamed a Dream” is a likely choice.

Susan’s fans are hoping that Susan will get the Christmas number one spot for both her album and her single, making a fairy tale ending to the year for our favourite Scottish songstress.